Did Democratic Senator Leslie Knope get caught with 8,000 pre-marked ballots while at Joe Biden's headquarters in Pawnee, Indiana? No, that's not true: This was published by a satire website that publishes fictional claims intended to tro
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FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Repeated False Attacks on Mail-In Ballots
In the past 48 hours, President Donald Trump repeatedly has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses, claiming that mail-in voting is a “disaster” and “out of control” and suggesting without evidence that De
FactCheck.org→ Viral Post Wrongly Ties Cost Drop to Trump’s ‘Prescription Bill’
Quick Take A Facebook user claims the cost of her insulin dropped 75% thanks to “Trumps Prescription Bill.” There has been no such legislation passed, and actions by the Trump administration aimed at lowering prescription drug costs have yet to
FactCheck.org→ Social Security Didn’t Stop Mailing Checks ‘Because It’s Not Secure’
Quick Take A social media post claims that Social Security checks have not been sent by mail “since 2013 because it’s not secure.” The Social Security Administration required electronic payment transfers in compliance with a 1996 fede
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Cannabis Ice Cream’
In mid-2020, a purported photograph of “cannabis ice cream” circulated on Facebook as a mildly engagement-baiting poll asking whether readers were for or against the putative dessert: Earlier iterations of the image featured the
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines do not modify the human genome and do not involve hydrogels; Hydrogels are not internet-connecting devices
REVIEW Social media posts started circulating on 16 September 2020 claiming that hydrogels will be used for COVID-19 vaccines and for disease-detecting sensors that connect a person’s body to the internet. Hydrogels are hydrophilic chains of mole
The Dispatch→ Is BLM Funneling Money From China to the Democrats?
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FactCheck.org→ Trump Misleads on Reasons for Falling COVID-19 Fatality Rate
For nearly two months, President Donald Trump has touted an 85% decline in the nation’s COVID-19 case fatality rate since April — and has attributed the drop to improvements in treatment. But better treatment is only part of the story. Experts
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Truth’ Videos About Breonna Taylor Are NOT All True
Is a video made by Charlie Kirk promising the "truth about Breonna Taylor" and another from Candace Owens claiming "everything they told us about the Breonna Taylor case was a lie" all true? No, that's not the case: Both videos contain fa
Full Fact→ How quickly is the outbreak growing?
On Monday 21 September, the Chief Scientific Advisor, Sir Patrick Vallance, and the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, gave a public briefing on Covid-19 in the UK. During the briefing, Sir Patrick presented a chart showing the number of ne
Full Fact→ 10 years of your support
2020 has been a year like no other. The ongoing pandemic has affected us all, while bringing with it a new wave of dangerous claims and conspiracies. It also marks a decade since Full Fact began. In that time, Full Fact’s supporters have donated
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Florida Governor Did NOT Sign A ‘Run Em Over’ Law
Did Florida's governor sign into law a 'Run Em Over" law that protects drivers who run over protesters if the drivers are fleeing for safety from a mob? No, that's not true: Gov. Ron DeSantis did propose such legislation on September 21,
FactCheck.org→ McDonald’s and the American Flag
Quick Take Social media posts — without evidence — have accused McDonald’s of taking down American flags in support of Black Lives Matter and antifa. The company says that is “not true.” Full Story McDonald’s has recently fa
Truth or Fiction?→ Does This ‘Petri Dish Full of Bacteria Swabbed from a Child’s Mask’ Reveal the Risks of Wearing Masks?
In late September 2020, the following image began circulating on social media, purporting to show what sort of bacteria can be cultured in a petri dish after a face mask was worn by a child for twenty minutes, then swabbed: View this p
Full Fact→ Almost all of these claims about viruses are wrong
A picture on Facebook claiming that Covid-19 can’t spread person to person or from touching surfaces is almost all incorrect. It claims you can’t catch Covid-19 person to person, but you can. As with other coronaviruses, like the common col
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Claim About Mail Ballot Signatures in Nevada
At a rally in Vandalia, Ohio, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Nevada voters are not required to sign their mail ballots and, if they do sign them, the signatures don’t have to be verified. The law requires mail ballots to include vali
Full Fact→ There’s no evidence for how many people took part in ‘Eat Out To Help Out’ or later died from Covid-19
A widely shared post on Facebook claims that 64 million people took part in the government’s ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme and, despite sitting in restaurants without facemasks, none of these people died. This is incorrect. The post re
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Nobel Nonsense
In recent rallies, President Donald Trump has repeatedly conflated winning a Nobel Peace Prize with being nominated for one, and has wrongly faulted the media for ignoring his nomination after making former President Barack Obama’s nomination in 2009
FactCheck.org→ False Attack on Ginsburg Is Reprised After Her Death
Quick Take After Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, social media users reprised a false claim about the late Supreme Court justice — arguing she wanted to “lower the age of consent for sex to 12.” The old falsehood is a distortion of
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast Recognize Bill Barr for ‘Christlike Behavior’?
On September 23 2020, “Christlike” appeared on Twitter’s list of trending topics due to a viral tweet objecting to a Catholic organization’s decision to honor Attorney General Bill Barr: The National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Donald Trump Tweet in 2016 That President Obama Should Wait to Pick a New Supreme Court Justice or ‘Be Fired’?
After the September 2020 death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, amidst the chatter of a possible replacement and what that might mean for the future of the United States, a screenshot of a tweet began circulating which attributed commenta
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Images On Folded US Currency Did NOT Foretell The 9/11 Attacks — Most Bills Used In Video Were Printed After 2001
Are there images hidden in redesigns of US currency that depict a progressive scene of the attack on the World Trade Center and the collapse of the twin towers on September 11, 2001? No, that's not true: A video purporting to demonstrate
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘During WWII, Lipstick Became a Sign of Patriotism’
The origin of one anti-fascist tactic circulated again on Facebook in August and September 2020, with some readers getting a new perspective on cosmetics and their impact. The post, which has been shared more than thousands of time times since its pub
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Pizza Gate’ Is NOT Real
Is "Pizza Gate" real? No, that's not true: So-called proof for Pizzagate is unsubstantiated and speculative. It relies on tricks of the trade common to people pushing unproven allegations. Authorities have described Pizzagate as a "fictit
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Statement About Counting Ballots in Pennsylvania
At a rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that a Pennsylvania court had permitted election officials “to take as long as they want” to count mail-in ballots. In fact, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court h
Full Fact→ Unlicensed vaccines are not untested
A number of posts on Facebook and Twitter have used a link to a government consultation about vaccines to make a number of unfounded claims about government changes to how vaccines are introduced in the UK. One such post reads: “After 18th Sept,
Truth or Fiction?→ CDC Removes ‘Airborne’ COVID-19 Content
On September 21 2020, several prominent tweets suggested that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added, then removed guidance indicating that SARS-CoV-2 (the virus which causes COVID-19) was airborne — meaning it could potentially be
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Claiming States Are Issuing Large Numbers Of Unemployment Fraud Warrants Are A Joke
Has South Carolina (or some other state) issued 723,855 (or some other number) active warrants for unemployment fraud? No, that's not true: There is a joke-hoax trend circulating on social media since late July and the information in thes
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Mr. Climate Change’ Is NOT Responsible For Lighting 32 Wildfires In 2020
Was a 32-year-old California man, dubbed 'Mr. Climate Change' online, responsible for starting 32 wildfires in 2020? No, that's not true: The man pictured in the meme is Brandon McGlover, who admitted he started nine Southern California f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sex With A 4-Year-Old Is NOT Legal Anywhere And No There’s No Effort To Legalize It
Is it legal to have sex with a four-year-old anywhere and is there an effort to make it legal? No, that's not true: It is a false claim made by QAnon promoters who work to convince social media users that there is a global child trafficki
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Say The Second Amendment is ‘Obsolete’
Did Joe Biden say the Second Amendment is "obsolete"? No, that's not true: This claim is from a satirical website that publishes outlandish claims about Democrats with the goal of making Republicans believe and share them. It is also some
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Deep State Did NOT Unplug RBG After Waiting Until Trump Had No Time To Fill Her Seat
Did the "Deep State" keep Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg alive just long enough so that President Trump would not have enough time to replace her on the Supreme Court, setting up a "combustible state of limbo" for the United States after the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Deep State Did NOT Unplug RBG After Waiting Until Trump Had No Time To Fill Her Seat
Did the "Deep State" keep Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg alive just long enough so that President Trump would not have enough time to replace her on the Supreme Court, setting up a "combustible state of limbo" for the United States after the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Same-sex Couple Did NOT Celebrate World’s First Anal Birth After Successful Rectal-Ovary Transplant
Did a gay couple in Los Angeles have an "anal birth" after a "rectal-ovary transplant"? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional stories often involving wei
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s Town Hall
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden answered questions from the public in a CNN town hall, but he got some facts wrong and misled on others: Biden made the far-fetched claim that data show President Donald Trump could have prevented “all&
FactCheck.org→ Trump Again Overstates Speed of COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Contradicting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director and other government officials, President Donald Trump incorrectly said in a press briefing that a coronavirus vaccine would be “immediately” available to the general public afte
Truth or Fiction?→ Tucker Carlson: ‘Well, If That’s What Democratic Socialism is, Then I’m Basically on Board.’
On September 18 2020, Twitter user Alexandra Halaby shared what became a viral tweet — it claimed that Dr. Cornel West appeared on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show and got Carlson to admit that he was “basically on board” with de
Full Fact→ Lots of people are getting confused over testing figures
“We’re now doing about 240,000 antigen tests a day, at the moment… 240,000 is the latest figures… This is the capacity in the system.” Nadhim Zahawi MP, 17 September 2020 “The government’s own figures, the
Full Fact→ Lots of people are getting confused over testing figures
“We’re now doing about 240,000 antigen tests a day, at the moment… 240,000 is the latest figures… This is the capacity in the system.” Nadhim Zahawi MP, 17 September 2020 “The government’s own figures, the
FactCheck.org→ Posts Mislead on Biden’s Role in Social Security Taxes
Quick Take Posts on Facebook and Twitter suggest that former Vice President Joe Biden is responsible for taxes on Social Security, but those posts ignore the political history and mislead on the details. The posts also twist Biden’s proposals on